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February 24, 2009 <br /> Mr. Michael Infurna <br /> Environmental Health Department <br /> 600 E. Main <br /> Stockton, CA 95201 <br /> Subject: Valley Motors <br /> Fourth Quarter 2008 Report <br /> Dear Mr. Infurna: <br /> At the request of Mr. Tom O'Neill of Valley Motors, Upgradient Environmental <br /> Consultants has prepared this letter in lieu of a formal report for the 4th quarter of 2008. <br /> As Mr.O'Neill indicated in his letter dated November 24, 2008,work at this site <br /> had been hampered by delays in payment and reimbursement for work performed in <br /> 2006, 2007,and through the first three quarters of 2008. As a result of these delays, <br /> Upgradient had not received payment for monitoring services (as well as remediation <br /> services)performed during the previous 10 calendar quarters and was forced to inform <br /> Mr. O'Neill in October 2008 that we would not be able to accrue additional laboratory <br /> and other charges until those earlier charges had been paid. Therefore,no monitoring or <br /> sampling was done at Valley Motors during the fourth quarter. <br /> Although no field work was performed, Mr. O'Neill directed Upgradient <br /> personnel to contact representatives of the State UST Cleanup Fund and the Regional <br /> Water Quality Control Board in early November to determine when reimbursement might <br /> be forthcoming and to discuss potential alternative approaches to site investigation and/or <br /> cleanup. These conversations and a first draft of a work plan to perform a groundwater <br /> pumping test constituted the extent of our activities during the quarter. We are now in the <br /> process of revising that draft work plan in light of the discussions that took place with <br /> EHD personnel in your offices during our February 6, 2009 meeting. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Victor B. Cherven, Ph. D. <br /> Principal <br /> Cc: Tom O'Neill <br /> i <br /> I <br />